how's the gig?

That's the FAQ by friends who missed our recent GruvAvénue performance in Bangkok Jazz Thai Bistro. So here i am writing a post-mortem, trying to pen down and share as much as i could remember, especially for you all who's reading this overseas.

Vince and i arrived for sound check at five thirty. After we entered the premise, the rain started. We tried to return to the car at once to unload our gears, but it turned out to be a deluge. Soon the road right outside was flooded. "Damn!". We waited with our fingers crossed while the staff sets the table for the evening. After an hour or more, it was still drizzling. Luckily the band mates, Charles & Clement were all here already. Vince went to the car to unload the gears with a tiny umbrella which was better than none. And we started the sound check for stage monitoring with the help of sound engineer, Vignes. After much "louder...", "softer..." and sorting out other connection issues, sax man Dr Shazzy arrived with his hip loops and his horn. There's some minor problem, and luckily david had a spare 9V battery. He's my saviour! Upon finishing our sound check, we're treated with authentic thai therapy : hot tom yam soup, green curry chicken and steamy warm fragrant rice. The food were creamy and rich, live up to their slogan "sinfully yours"!

We started our performance slightly after ten when the place was packed with audience. Local luminaries DJ Jezza & DJ Maya and winners of contest during our interview in Jazz Selecta last month were here to witness the performance. Other luminaries included a HK actor with his entourage and malaysian born guess watch supermodel-you-know-who-i-mean.

We had a great time playing to a full-house. After the performance, the band mates were requested to autograph on their huge poster. Here's the evidence of them relishing their first taste of fame! The poster and banner were superb! We can't get enough of it! Zillion thanks to the tremendous effort by the competent bangkok jazz and heineken team! While i was happily packing, the band mates were given a complimentary bucket of chill heineken beers without my notice. *sigh* I was only told while we're having supper in Jalan Alor.

We're terribly sorry for everyone who came and didn't manage to secure any seats. Don't worry, we'll be having another round of GruvAvénue showcase in december. Date, Time & Venue will be announced soon. If you would like to receive our newsletter for upcoming performance, drop me a line at gruvavenue@gmail.com. I'll keep you posted. Til then, stay tune for the updates!